I do think we as pilots are falling into the trap management sets and feeling we get paid too much.
My partner is a state employed nurse. Straight into a government job after 3 years of uni. By the time weekends and night shifts are factors in, they make as much as I do as a 73 FO.
Ontop of this, working sundays helps rack up the annual leave and they’re pulling in about 8 weeks a year. And, after each shift, they go home. Next week I’ll leave home on Monday at 6am and get back Thursday at midnight. Then do it all over again 2 days later.
Maybe we should aim to bring ourselves up, rather than talk ourselves down?